Here’s something John McCain and George Bush have in common: Both have trouble distinguishing people from things.
On Tuesday night McCain thanked his aides and volunteers, “who fought so hard and valiantly, month after month, in what at times seemed to be the most challenged campaign in modern times.”
The next morning, President Bush said, “I congratulated [...]

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Michelle Obama told Jay Leno last night that her daughters are blissfully unaffected by their dad’s high-profile presidential campaign. She said they “could care less. [When Barack comes home,] they’re like, ‘Let me show you my soccer trophy. I don’t really care what you do.’”
The problem with this linguistic error is that it inverts your [...]

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Baby Mama is indeed a baby mama; Amy Poehler delivered her first child, 8-pound Archie, on Saturday.
In an interview with People, she said, “I’ve been very lucky. I’m just overwhelmed with blessings.”
To overwhelm means to turn over, to overcome by superior power. You can only overwhelm something if you’re beating it. It’s hard to [...]

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Crisis-talking McCain ended his Meet the Press interview by — surprise, surprise — reminding Americans how worried they are.
“People are very worried now — very, very worried — and have every reason to be,” McCain said. “I think it’s all about who can assure a better future.”
Let’s have some straight talk about assure vs. ensure. [...]

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John McCain can’t stop stressing the enormity of the financial crisis. A month ago he told Katie Couric, “The financial crisis is on the verge of a very, very serious, most serious crisis since the end of World War II.”
McCain got carried away again on Sunday with Tom Brokaw, when he attempted to describe the [...]

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